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#7172
(53104-05-06-07)
YEAR 1758 MARCH 25
CONTRACT OF MARRIAGE
By notarial act, Sieur Jacques l'Epine, son of
Sieur Jean François L'Epine, and Dame Catherine
Chenalle, native of this city,
and
Delle. Margueritte Bastiere, daughter of the
late Sieur Jean Baptiste Bastiere and Marie
Decrez, native of this city,
Enter into a contract of marriage, stipulating
the following clauses and conditions:
Marriage to be solemnized in the Holy Roman
Catholic Church,
Each responsible for debts contracted before
marriage,
Community of acquets and gains according to
custom of Paris,
Future wife brings to marriage the sum of 1000
livres and whatever she may inherit from her
father and mother, of which 1/3 of both money
and inheritance goes to the community and re-
maining 2/3 to be reserved for herself and
children.
Future husband says and declares that his pos-
sessions amount to the sum of 4000 livres cash
and an additional 5000 livres owed to him by
various persons.
Future husband settles a jointure of 1000 livres
on the future wife.
It is agreed that the preciput will be in the
sum of 500 livres that the survivor will take
before inventory.
(cont'd)
#7172 cont'd.
Option of wife and children to accept or
renounce community.
Contracting parties make a deed of gift to
the survivor.
(signed) Jacques L'Epine
(X) Margueritte Bastiere
Witnesses:
Grevenberg
Cantrelle
Louis Judice
Sadous
De Harande
Garic, Notary
Registered:
no signature
(4 pages)
Not printed in Louisiana Historical Quarterly.
64/29

[changes made by editor: the two pages combined in one page document]
#7172
(53104-05-06-07)
YEAR 1758 MARCH 25
CONTRACT OF MARRIAGE
By notarial act, Sieur Jacques l'Epine, son of
Sieur Jean François L'Epine, and Dame Catherine
Chenalle, native of this city,
and
Delle. Margueritte Bastiere, daughter of the
late Sieur Jean Baptiste Bastiere and Marie
Decrez, native of this city,
Enter into a contract of marriage, stipulating
the following clauses and conditions:
Marriage to be solemnized in the Holy Roman
Catholic Church,
Each responsible for debts contracted before
marriage,
Community of acquets and gains according to
custom of Paris,
Future wife brings to marriage the sum of 1000
livres and whatever she may inherit from her
father and mother, of which 1/3 of both money
and inheritance goes to the community and re-
maining 2/3 to be reserved for herself and
children.
Future husband says and declares that his pos-
sessions amount to the sum of 4000 livres cash
and an additional 5000 livres owed to him by
various persons.
Future husband settles a jointure of 1000 livres
on the future wife.
It is agreed that the preciput will be in the
sum of 500 livres that the survivor will take
before inventory.
(cont'd)
#7172 cont'd.
Option of wife and children to accept or
renounce community.
Contracting parties make a deed of gift to
the survivor.
(signed) Jacques L'Epine
(X) Margueritte Bastiere
Witnesses:
Grevenberg
Cantrelle
Louis Judice
Sadous
De Harande
Garic, Notary
Registered:
no signature
(4 pages)
Not printed in Louisiana Historical Quarterly.
64/29